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Auburn rallies, beats Georgia 4-3 in WCWS

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 8:18 p.m. ET

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Auburn scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to beat Georgia 4-3 on Saturday in the Women's College World Series.

The Tigers (56-10) need one win to advance to the championship series.

Georgia scored runs in the second, third and fourth innings to take a 3-1 lead into the top of the seventh.

Auburn's Victoria Draper led off with a single. Tiffany Howard reached on a fielder's choice, and an error kept both runners on. Kasey Cooper, Auburn's best player, singled to score Draper and make it 3-2. Emily Carosone followed with a single to score Howard and chase Georgia starter Chelsea Wilkinson. Cooper then scored on a fielder's choice to give Auburn a 4-3 lead.

Georgia (46-19) had two on with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, but didn't score.

Rachael Walters got the win in five innings of relief.

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